Actress Chali Goldenberg Apologizes After Shocking Live Broadcast Remarks

Actress Chali Goldenberg, who was interviewed on Channel 13's "Pochim Boker" program, expressed strong political views that she later regretted after discovering the conversation was being broadcast live. Initially discussing her volunteer work cleaning homes in Gaza border communities affected by the October 7th attack, Goldenberg stated, "I purified damaged homes with bleach with my own hands." She identified herself as a "great patriot" who "loves the country."

However, the discussion shifted to politics. When host Elad Zohar mentioned Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and the October 7th attack, Goldenberg drew parallels to apartheid in South Africa and the King David Hotel bombing by the Irgun. She controversially stated, "A minority has the right to fight for its freedom," a sentiment host Zohar immediately rebuked, saying, "Not if it massacres civilians, our brothers and sisters, and our soldiers."

Goldenberg was then shocked to learn the conversation was live, exclaiming, "Were we on air???" She protested, "This is not okay," explaining she believed they were in a commercial break. "You didn't say we were on air, I thought we were on a commercial break," she stated, visibly distressed.

Following the interview, Goldenberg addressed the camera directly, apologizing for her remarks. "I am a very impulsive person with great passion for speaking, I am all fire and flame," she said. "I didn't know we were on air. I expressed opinions with excessive passion and extremity, things I don't think I would have said even to my parents... The dosage of drama and sting in the words was excessive. Next time you need to put a flag (on the camera)... I didn't see it was red when we were talking."